On first glance, American-style football might seem like a strange fit for Hong Kong, where sports fans generally follow soccer, cricket, basketball and rugby, not to mention the more traditional Chinese disciplines, such as martial arts. More

Dragon boat racing has been practised in China for 2,000 years, but since Hong Kong hosted the first international dragon boat carnival – a Hong Kong Tourism Board initiative in 1976 – the sport has gained prominence abroad. More

Hong Kong is becoming more of a fixture on Asia’s sporting events calendar, with the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon – currently the city’s largest sporting event – attracting more than 70,000 participants in January. More

Catering services in China saw double-digit growth in recent years, and Hong Kong’s fast food chains and tea cafés have already ventured into the market. A study conducted by HKTDC Research in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai reveals that consumers like to patronise different types of restaurants, and online platforms are their major sources of restaurant information. They have quite a high opinion of Hong Kong-style catering services in terms of service standard, quality, management, etc. More